microfaunaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɔːnl/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈfɔn(ə)l/,

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈfɑn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: microfauna n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < microfauna n. + -al suffix¹.

Ecology and Palaeontology.

Of, relating to, or consisting of microfauna.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > relating to fauna > relating to particular types of

cryptic1897

cryptobiotic1914

microfaunal1935

microbenthic1941

Ediacaran1961

macrobenthic1967

meiobenthic1969

Ediacarian1972

1935 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 46 498 The microfaunal evidence in the Wheeler Canyon section is not quite conclusive.

1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 385 The species minimum at about 5‰ salinity..has also been found in more recent investigations on..various micro~faunal groups.

1972 Times 11 Dec. 1/8 The microfaunal remains have shown that fishes, birds and crabs played almost as important a part in the diet of the population as that of cattle.

1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments vi. 314 The microfaunal and microfloral evidence..suggests..the southward penetration of polar waters into the mid-latitude regions of the North Atlantic.

1995 Ecology 76 1533 Plants were placed in unaltered soil containing a natural microbial and microfaunal community.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microfaunal
释义	microfaunaladj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɔːnl/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈfɔn(ə)l/, /ˌmaɪkroʊˈfɑn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: microfauna n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < microfauna n. + -al suffix¹. Ecology and Palaeontology. Of, relating to, or consisting of microfauna. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > relating to fauna > relating to particular types of cryptic1897 cryptobiotic1914 microfaunal1935 microbenthic1941 Ediacaran1961 macrobenthic1967 meiobenthic1969 Ediacarian1972 1935 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 46 498 The microfaunal evidence in the Wheeler Canyon section is not quite conclusive. 1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 385 The species minimum at about 5‰ salinity..has also been found in more recent investigations on..various micro~faunal groups. 1972 Times 11 Dec. 1/8 The microfaunal remains have shown that fishes, birds and crabs played almost as important a part in the diet of the population as that of cattle. 1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments vi. 314 The microfaunal and microfloral evidence..suggests..the southward penetration of polar waters into the mid-latitude regions of the North Atlantic. 1995 Ecology 76 1533 Plants were placed in unaltered soil containing a natural microbial and microfaunal community. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1935
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